10 January 2018, The Cayman Islands – In the words of the renowned investor John Templeton, “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die of euphoria.” And as the volatility of the cryptocurrency market continues to fluctuate between euphoric highs and initial drops, the creators behind the Caviar (CAV) dual-purpose token and crowdfunding platform built on the Ethereum blockchain are starting off the new year with something that could be considered rare for cryptocurrency: an offering to diversify and stabilize blockchain assets off the blockchain. Caviar’s token generating event is currently running through January 31 with the goal of raising $25 million in total.

With the CAV token offering access to income producing real estate debt and fast-growing cryptocurrencies, Caviar’s team is taking an entirely new approach to the volatile nature of crypto markets by touting built-in downside protection and automatic diversification. Caviar’s leaders aim to appeal to traditional and crypto contributors alike with a strategy that prioritizes and balances both of their reasons behind investing in real estate and cryptocurrency markets.

2018 Focus on Safeguarding Crypto Investments

“I bought my first Bitcoin five years ago. So I’ve been as excited as the next crypto enthusiast to see its’ value skyrocket in the last few months,” commented Kirill Bensonoff, partner at Caviar. “But as an entrepreneur entering my career right when the dot-com bubble burst, being educated on the ways of financial markets, and a Game of Thrones fan I may add, it definitely seems like winter is coming for the crypto market. While I think it’s great that the mainstream is now paying attention with optimism in cryptocurrency, I think more investors need to start rethinking their diversification strategies within crypto by taking a tokenizing approach with other elements outside of crypto that are reliable and have sustained value.”

Caviar aims to answer that challenge by offering a diversification strategy that can leverage both sides of the coin depending on which markets are down, and which are stable at any given time. “A Google search of ‘diversify crypto investments’ will get you articles on diversifying across various types of cryptocurrencies, but we see this as an asset class that is too closely correlated to truly diversify to the best interest of investors. What we see as becoming the norm by this time next year as more companies meet the demand of what could be bear market conditions, will be a combination approach between crypto and something outside of crypto. Our solution diversifies outside the asset class by combining crypto investments with the real estate debt market,” said Caviar partner Alex Shvayetsky.

Caviar at Forefront of Crypto Real Estate Movement

Caviar’s platform creates a single cryptographic token on the Ethereum blockchain that provides token holders with a diversified, risk-adjusted and data-driven portfolio that takes advantage of both the stability of the real estate market and the liquidity and growth of the cryptocurrency market. This strategy helps to maximize the possible returns from digital coins while hedging against the imminent market downturns. While a dual approach between real estate and cryptos can seem complex, Caviar’s mission is relatively simple: bring additional utility to token holders by allowing real estate developers to raise money for projects using a crowdfunding mechanism.

A combination approach with real estate could become more common, according to James Sowers, ICO Advisor, Angel Investor and Crypto Capitalist who noted that “Diversification in various classes of crypto is the best strategy for the majority of institutional investors that will pile into the space in 2018. By late 2018 real estate will become a major part of the crypto asset class. Caviar is at the forefront of the crypto real estate movement.”

Predictive Model Drives Real-Time Decisions

As explained in the recent company blog post “Caviar: Why Diversification Is Always a Sound Strategy, Especially in a Crypto Crash or Bear Market,” Caviar leverages a proprietary Intelligent Predictive Model (IPM) for crypto-assets and cryptocurrency price forecasting — both long and short term — which enhances predictability as well as asset allocation. The Caviar IPM is an artificial intelligence predictive algorithm based on a machine learning approach for price forecasting in both short and long-term projection timescales, allowing for stronger predictive power and more effective asset allocation. IPM uses historical data and a mixture of qualitative/quantitative metrics, in combination with analysis of the underlying cryptocurrency ecosystem, social signals, and trends. Data is automatically collected from various sources to make judgments in real time.

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22 December 2017, The Cayman Islands – The cryptocurrency market cap has increased exponentially in the past 12 months, setting a new market cap record this week at over $600 billion. As the world awaits the start of the new year, many questions are in the air around all things crypto from what’s in store for traditional investors jumping into the game to how regulation will impact an overall market that some predict will crash or end up as a bear market in 2018.

Here with some of the possible answers are a round-up of 2018 predictions for financial and real estate markets alike from the leadership team at Caviar, a platform that offers a token with access to income producing real estate debt and fast-growing cryptocurrencies, with built-in downside protection and automatic diversification:

“Significant growth of the market will continue fueled by institutional players’ involvement and continuous mass adoption. However, uncertainty remains that almost guarantees high volatility. Risks still exist that any major negative event, such as new regulations or a security vulnerability exploit could shake public confidence and cause a crash and bear markets in the mid-term.”

“Demand for first-time home buyers will increase as Millennials will start leaving urban areas for the suburbs to start their families. Additionally, the Baby Boomers will be looking to downsize their existing homes as they enter retirement years. This will increase the demand for new construction homes in the first-time home buyer segment of the industry. Prices of homes will continue to increase as the housing market continues to recover from the 2008 market collapse. I predict that mortgage rates will continue to climb in 2018 thus increasing the urgency for those who have yet to purchase a home or those who are in need of upgrading their home to move in that direction. This will further increase the demand for new housing in both the first-time home buyer segment and the secondary home segment of the industry.”

“I think there will be a correction when the SEC comes out with stringent rules this winter. Hopefully they won’t be too stringent but I can see market adjusting with 30 to 40% on the cryptocurrency side of things. However, it will recoup and will see over $30,000 Bitcoin prices mid-2018 and we should see Ethereum hit at least $1,500 within the next few months.”

“Diversification in various classes of crypto is the best strategy for the majority of institutional investors that will pile into the space in 2018. By late 2018 real estate will become a major part of the crypto asset class. Caviar is at the forefront of thecrypto real estate movement.”

“I cannot predict what will happen in 2018 with regards to crypto – the market data is far out of historical norms, and much of it will be determined by the actions of government regulators which are also difficult to predict. In short, I would recommend caution anddiversification in the face of great uncertainty. As far as ETH vs. BTC vs. other crypto – the data shows strong correlation between BTC and all other cryptocurrencies not tied to hard assets – investing in BTC will (in the long run) net you roughly thesame gains or losses as any other straight cryptocurrency. ICOs are a different story, they can offer higher yields, or more diversified portfolios to safeguard against risky markets, which is a strategy that sets Caviar apart from the crowd.”

“We’re coming to an end of the last two-year bull market in crypto, going into a phase where projects can mature, until they are ready to achieve new heights and bring more market participants onboard. Caviar can be a great project, helping to move this ecosystem forward and evolve. With careful positioning in and out of crypto assets, and also leveraging the fund’s loan portfolio, volatility might not affect the fund’s returns at all, it could come up ahead easily. I also operate in the equities, currencies and commodities space, and there are interesting developments coming our way. A bull market in energy, the adoption of EV vehicles growing exponentially for years to come and the return of stock picking are some that are my focus right now. Valuations are stretched, but not across the board. This bodes well for the fund, as I don’t see the housing market slowing down anytime soon, with the prospect of rates declining again, and tax cuts in the horizon.”

“With all of the hype and uncertainty in the marketplace around all things crypto, you may find yourself looking for more than one basket to put your eggs into. Whether it’s a bear market or a crash –diversification and downside protection are two assets among assets that can’t hurt,”

Caviar’s crowdsale will run through January 31, 2018. Visitwww.caviar.io to learn more about their pioneering approach to create a dual-purpose token and crowdfunding platform built on the Ethereum blockchain.

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4 December 2017, The Cayman Islands – The Caviar team, who successfully launched their pre-sale December 1 with a pioneering approach to create a dual-purpose token and crowdfunding platform built on the Ethereum blockchain, announced that Mikhail (Mike) Savchenko, CTO of ChronoBank, has joined as an advisor. Caviar’s token offers access to stable real estate and cryptocurrencies, with built-in downside protection and automatic diversification. The pre-sale will run through December 7; and the crowdsale will begin on December 12 with the goal of raising $25 million.

Born with a ZX Spectrum in his hand, Savchenko is a veteran programmer with more than 20 years experience of software development, security and cryptography. His CV includes an MBA in IT Project Management and he has applied his skills to blockchain development since the early days of bitcoin. Most recently, he won a fintech hackathon at which he presented a trusted document exchange based on IPFS and Ethereum that forms a key part of ChronoBank’s functionality.

On joining the advisory team, why he thinks traditional investors need to ‘wake up to smell the crypto’ and what’s coming in 2018, Mike shared the following in a Caviar blog post:

Why Caviar, Why Now for ICO:“I really like the idea of real estate tokenization. We’ve been discussing different options in that field many times. So when I got an offer to join Caviar’s team as an advisor, I accepted it immediately.”

Caviar, a Project for Non-Cryptos & Cryptos Alike:“Caviar will make traditional market investors focus their attention on the cryptocurrency world, while also making cryptocurrency market players focus their attention on real estate. I’m sure that both sides will win. Traditional investors should immediately pay attention before it is too late to join this new game.”

What’s Coming for the Market in 2018: “Big financial institutions are going to join the cryptocurrency world this autumn, so I believe next year all bets will grow significantly.”

In addition to Savchenko, Caviar’s team of advisors includes the esteemed blockchain investment expert David Drake, Chairman of LDJ Capital; Ivan Labrie, a top trader on Tradingview.com; James Sowers, ICO Advisor, Angel Investor and Crypto Capitalist; Gabriel Jarrosson, a French entrepreneur, crypto investor and a founder of a private crypto investment group; NASA-recognized inventor and data scientist David Wirth; and James Jamil, Executive Director of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance

“We’re honored that Mike has joined our global team of advisors, further validating our approach to diversify cryptocurrency investments. ChronoBank is an impressive innovator and we’re excited to have Mike’s technical talent as well as market insights contributed to our project,” said Kirill Bensonoff, partner at Caviar.

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